Bottle carrier



R. e. BENSON BOTTLE CARRIER March 8, 1949.

Filed July 5, 1946 Patented Mar. 8, 1949 BOTTLE CARRIER Roy G. Benson,lerwyn, 11]., assignor to Benson & Associates, Inc, Cook County, IlL, acorporation of Illinois Application July 5, 1946, Serial No. 681,583

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to containers and more particularly to containersfor glass bottles or jugs containing hazardous chemicals.

The present day conventional method of protecting against breakage ofacid bottles and the like when transporting or handling such bottles isto place them in wooden crates or boxes which may or may not be packedalong the sides and bottoms with sawdust. The difficulties experiencedwith such conventional types of containers any splashing on the personor property adjacent to the bottle.

Another object of this invention is to provide a container whereby thecontents of the bottle may be emptied or filled without removal ofbottle from container.

A further object of this invention is to provide a container which ismade of light weight chemically resistant impregnated fabric.

Another object of this invention is to provide a container whichcushions the bottle against shock.

A further object of this invention is to provide a container which islined with removable shock absorbing material in the base and in thesides.

Another object of this invention is to provide a container which isreadily collapsible and when empty will occupy a minimum amount ofspace.

A further object of this invention is to provide a container with aninner removable rigid base.

Another object of this invention is to provide a carrier with removablepadding which may be readily washed and cleaned.

Other objects and advantges of the invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description:

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carrier containing the bottle.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing in detail the carrierand the bottle.

Figure 3 is the perspective view of a section of the carrier, showing indetail the construction of the base of the carrier.

Referring to Figure 1, the carrier I is constructed of chemicallycompounded synthetic rubber impregnated on heavy fabric. This materialis pliable, resistant to most acids and alkalies, as well as mostchemicals. All seams are vulcanized, thus making the carrier leakproof,as well as impervious to broken glass. Thus, in the event of breakage,the contents are retained in the carrier and prevents the spillage ofsaid acid, alkali. dyes, inks, and chemicals carried in bottles. Theupper portion of the carrier is fitted with a series of grommets 2through which drawstring 3 is laced. The top of the carrier may beclosed by tightening drawstring 3 and held firmly in closed position bymeans of rubber keeper 4, thus it is readily seen that splashing andspilling is prevented by tightening of the drawstring in the mannerheretofore described. The drawstring arrangement also allows for easyopening and closing of the carrier. The flexible upper ortion of carriermay be bent back to permit pouring of chemicals from bottle Withoutfirst removing the bottle from the carrier.

Surrounding the carrier l, and running the full length, as well as thebase of the carrier, are two flexible straps 5 preferably made doublethe thickness of the material from which the bottle carrier isconstructed. These straps are preferably disposed in planes at rightangles to one another and are vulcanized to the carrier from a pointapproximately at the center of the bag, down through and including thebase. The flexibility of straps 5 permits the straps to be pusheddownwardly out of the way when inserting or removing a bottle in thecarrier, or when emptying the bottle contained in carrier. Another strap6 is wound circumferentially around the carrier and over the straps andvulcanized to straps 5 and carrier, for the purpose of giving greaterstrength and adherence of straps 5 to carrier I.

The lower portion of Figure 2 illustrates carrier I in an open positionwithout its contents. Straps 5 are there shown folded away from the topof the carrier. Directly above carrier 2 in Figure 2 is shown theremovable rigid disc 1, preferably made of laminated glass. When rigiddisc 1 is inserted in the bottom of the carrier, it provides stiffeningto the base. Directly above disc I in Figure 2 is a disc 8 preferablymade of mechanical sponge rubber. It is desirable to make this discextra thick as most shocks are transmitted through the base due tocareless lowering of the bottle. Disposed above mechanical sponge rubberdisc 8 is a removable cylindrical padding 9, preferably made of the samemechanical sponge rubber as removable disc 8. It is not necessary thatcylinder 9 be as thick as disc 8. The height of cylinder 9 isapproximately the height of the bottle. At the top of Figure 2 isillustrated a typical bottle ID for carrying acids, alkalis, and othercorrosive chemicals, and may be of the standard pint reagent size or theone gallon size.

I do not intend to limit myself to a specific size bottle as the sizeand shape of the carrier will vary according to the type of bottle to beplaced therein.

Figure 3 illustrates in greater detail the construction of the straps 5to the base of carrier I. For additional support, a reinforcing disc His vulcanized directly over straps 5 to the bottom of carrier I.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a light weight,splashproof, cushioned carrier for conveniently transporting glassbottles containing injurious chemicals. This carrier is provided withremovable padding and stiffening which facilitates washing and cleaningas well as packaging when empty.

While I have shown and described a few embodiments of my invention, thisis illustrative only and in no Way limits the scope of my invention. Myinvention is limited solely by and in the following claims, in which Iwish to claim the features inherent therein.

I claim:

1. A bottle carrier comprising an elongated, flat bottomed, leak-proofbag of flexible fabric resistant to chemical action, a thick, flat,resilient, removable, shock'absorbing disk, a thick, cylindrical,resilient, removable, shock-absorbing inner liner of a size to fitsnugly within the bag and of a length corresponding approximately to thelength of the cylindrical portion of a bottle to be carried, said bagcomprising a segment extending above the liner correspondingapproximately to the length of the neck of a bottle to be carried,closure means in said segment to draw the segment together above saidliner, and flexible handle means for carrying said bag.

2. A carrier for transporting bottles of corrosive liquids comprising apliable, cylindrical, substantially flat-bottomed, open-topped bag, saidbag being sealed at sides and bottom to render it leakproof, said bagbeing of pliable, tough fabric resistant to chemicals, flexible handlemeans for carrying said bag, a thick, flat, resilient, removable,shock-absorbing disk conforming to the bottom of the bag, a thick,resilient, removable, shock-absorbing, inner liner correspondingapproximately to the length of the body of a bottle to be carried, saidbag comprising a segment extending beyond said inner liner and means fordrawin said segment tightly about the neck of a bottle to be carried.

3. A carrier for transporting bottles of corrosive liquid comprising apliable, normally opentopped, flat-bottomed bag of a shape correspondingto the cross-sectional shape of the body of a bottle to be carried, saidbag being of tough, chemically resistant fabric and being sealed atsides and bottom to render it leakproof, a thick, fiat, resilient,removable, shock-absorbing disk conforming to the bottom of the bag, athick, resilient, removable, shock-absorbing inner lining shaped toconform snugly to the inside of said bag and extendin part of the lengthonly of the bag, means for drawing the top of the bag together abovesaid liner, flexible handle means for carrying said bag, said handlemeans extending along the vertical sides and across the bottom of saidbag and being attached for a part of its length to the sides of saidbag.

l. A carrier for transporting bottles of corrosive liquids comp-rising apliable, substantially flatbottomed, normally open-topped ba Conformingto the cross-sectional shape of a bottle to be carried, said bagcomprising a tough fabric impregnated with rubber to render it acid andalkali resistant, flexible carrying means attached to said bag, a thick,flat, resilient, removable, shock-abe sorbing disk conforming to thebottom of the bag, a thick, resilient, removable, shockeabsorb ing innerliner of a length less than the over-all length of said bag, and meansfor drawing the top of the bag together above said liner.

ROY G. BENSON.

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